Oklahoma § 59-1311.3 - Unlawful acts
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 59-1311.3 — Unlawful acts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-1311.3. Unlawful acts
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed to
act as a bail bondsman or whose license to act as a bail bondsman
has been suspended, revoked, surrendered, or refused, to do or
perform any of the acts of a bail bondsman. Any person convicted of
violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
felony and shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
B. It shall be unlawful for any bail bondsman to assist, aid,
or conspire with a person who is not licensed to act as a bail
bondsman or whose license as a bail bondsman has been suspended,
revoked, surrendered, or refused, to engage in any acts as a bail
bondsman. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a
fine in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a
suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman who continues to submit
monthly reports to the Insurance Department pursuant to subsection B
of Section 1314 of this title or who contracts with a licensed bail
enforcer pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act to cause
the apprehension and surrender of his or her defendant clients to
the appropriate authority. The defendant client must have a current
undertaking or bail contract with the suspended or formerly licensed
bail bondsman and such undertaking or bail contract must have been
made in this state by the suspended or formerly licensed bail
bondsman. No acts other than those listed in this subsection shall
be authorized or recognized after a bail bondsman is suspended or no
longer licensed in this state.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 242, § 15 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 15, eff.
June 20, 2011. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 373, § 1, eff. July 1,
2014; Laws 2015, c. 110, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 203,
§ 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2024, c. 327, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.
NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 15 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 15 created
identical new sections under the same number.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-1311.3 ("Unlawful acts") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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